The Library was established in 1948, as part of the Civic Center Complex on Kansas Avenue. It originally occupied the present City Manager's office, and was run by community volunteers. Mrs. Pearl C. Doss provided a seed grant for the library's collection of $8,000.00 in memory of her late husband, Porter Phelan Doss, an active local businessman and civic leader.
In 1966, the City of Weslaco...